New trends in the catalytic utilization of alkane resources in a carbon-neutral society

In this Activity article, Lichen Liu (assistant professor at Tsinghua University) and Peng He (researcher at Synfuels China and the Insti-tute of Coal Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences) ex-change views from academic and industrial perspectives on the new development trends of efficient catalytic processes for sustain-able utilization of alkane resources in the context of a carbon -neutral society. In particular, promising strategies in the design of catalysts, reactors, and processes are discussed.